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You're missing the main issue here, that service he provides is an an adblocker along with other Red features. Google ProTube and every review spells it out. "P
by lbenes 9y ago
You're missing the main issue here, that service he provides is an an adblocker along with other Red features. Google ProTube and every review spells it out. "ProTube as an ad blocker for YouTube"..."It's an alternative to paying for YouTube Red"..."ProTube also supports audio playback while you work in another app, which the YouTube app doesn't do without a YouTube Red subscription"[1]
Seems clear to me, this is a way of cheating Google out of their Red subscription fee or their standard ad revenue.
I'm really don't get the outpouring of sympathy here. He's essentially pirating their Red service and charging a fee for it.
[1] https://www.macstories.net/reviews/protube-review/ https://www.macstories.net/reviews/protube-review/
- yladiz 9y agoYou're right, and I updated by comment.
- comstock 9y agoIt's not cheating, you should have the right to render content as you see fit. That includes using Adblockers on the web and elsewhere. I don't think they really need to use the developer API to implement any of the functionality used. And I don't understand why it's Apples job to police their ecosystem in Googles favor. Seems like an anti-user move on Apples part.
- yladiz 9y agoIt's because if an author makes an app that goes against Youtube's TOS, if Apple doesn't take action, then Apple is liable for it. Apple isn't actively policing it, as well, it's more that Google requested it be taken down.
- codemusings 9y agoTo be fair: there is no YouTube Red in Germany yet and the author is German. So he couldn't pay YouTube even if he wanted to.